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re: My 4yo found a carpenter bee at the bottom of the pool when I was cleaning it

Posted on 4/10/19 at 3:43 pm to
Posted by chinhoyang
Member since Jun 2011
26054 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 3:43 pm to
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I Bee Leave that's a Bumble Bee, not a Carpenter Bee.


Nope

Posted by Brazos
Member since Oct 2013
20557 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 3:44 pm to
Ever try drowning a horse fly? I don’t think it can be done.
Posted by Tempratt
Member since Oct 2013
15199 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 3:47 pm to
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...those things are freaking resilient! them and coach roaches will be here long after we are gone!


You forgot rodents.
Posted by Balloon Huffer
Member since Sep 2010
3421 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 3:55 pm to
only the females can sting. All black face I believe

DO NOT let your 4 yo get stung, those things are no fricking joke.

Wasp spray does nothing to them, soapy water does nothing to them.

The best way to handle carpenter bees? A badminton racket.
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
30499 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 3:58 pm to
quote:

The best way to handle carpenter bees? A badminton racket.


That just stuns them, unless you step on them when they are down they will just get up and fly away after the hangover wears off.
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
24240 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 4:07 pm to
Edit: should've known my witty comment had already been posted.
This post was edited on 4/10/19 at 4:11 pm
Posted by SoulGlo
Shinin' Through
Member since Dec 2011
17248 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 4:14 pm to
I've had black widows underwater for several hours, and they came back when they dried out.

Bugs can basically go dormant, and it just takes oxygen in their spiracles (holes on legs or abdomen) to get them going again.
Posted by CajunMexican
Geismar
Member since Oct 2017
107 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 4:27 pm to
Congrats on being the father of Beesus, the great bee savior... wait, does that make YOU God like?
Posted by DelU249
Austria
Member since Dec 2010
77625 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 4:33 pm to
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This post was edited on 5/26/23 at 3:06 pm
Posted by RougeDawg
Member since Jul 2016
7623 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 4:42 pm to
Posted by eScott
Member since Oct 2008
11376 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 4:43 pm to
quote:

Ever try drowning a horse fly? I don’t think it can be done.


Same with regular flys also, and apparently carpenter bees.
Posted by stapuffmarshy
lower 9
Member since Apr 2010
17507 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 4:47 pm to
How is lil Lazarus doing?
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
Land of the Free
Member since Nov 2012
66102 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 4:47 pm to
We used to use these.

I also used to fill their holes with silicon while they were inside burrowing
Posted by tonydtigr
Beautiful Downtown Glenn Springs,Tx
Member since Nov 2011
6707 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 4:51 pm to
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but if it has a white face, it doesn't have a stinger.


Lawd, please don't tell Jussie.
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
30499 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 4:54 pm to
quote:

I also used to fill their holes with silicon while they were inside burrowing


I thought that might be effective as well when I was dealing with a large number of them but a little research showed it is counterproductive it just forces them to "drill" out of the other side causing more damage.
Posted by rumproast
Member since Dec 2003
12466 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 5:01 pm to
Hell yes...only way to kill those bastards before they eat your house is to pop them with a tennis racket, and stomp the shite out of them when they are down. They like to burrow through my front door. One shows up every year about this time....
Posted by Open Dore Policy
The Commodore State
Member since Oct 2012
5451 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 5:41 pm to
What in the beeJesus?
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
77267 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 5:44 pm to
Kids are hilarious. You gotta love them.

They say and the craziest shite.

It is why Scruffy loves what he does.
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
93337 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 5:44 pm to
quote:

How is lil Lazarus doing?


how does this silly thread have 121 upvotes?

lil lazarus is fine.

my mom is now dabbing him with water from her drinking glass.
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 6:29 pm to
I used to love playing with carpenter bees when I was his age. An old lady down the street would pay me a quarter for every one I could wack out of the sky and kill on her property.

Good times..... Your son is living the dream right now. NEVER GROW UP, KID
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